Wealth Preservation and Preventive Law Studies

Wealth Preservation and Preventive Law Studies provide information on protecting your family in situations where time time is less of an issue.

Take a look at our most recent Estate Planning Study.

A Will Contest? Yes, It Can Happen to You
Tom Murphy and John Goodson practice preventive law and do everything possible to avert a will contest; however, so often we run into situations where somebody did not use the right procedures in preparing a will. Some of the most bitter cases we have litigated were between family members fighting over a will or a trust. Therefore, it is worthwhile to take some time and read this study to prevent will contests or process them quickly and expeditiously if a contest occurs. Whenever you are dealing with an elderly individual, a very sick person or have a situation where the maker of the will wants to disinherit someone or when inheritances are not given relatively equally to the children or grandchildren – great care must be taken in preparing and supervising the will execution ceremony. Since the cost of litigation is so expensive we recommend using alternative dispute resolution arrangements such as mediation and arbitration to prevent long and expensive trials. Also, experienced attorneys representing the family members are very prone to quickly analyze the situation and settle as soon as possible before legal turmoil sets in to the will contest.